Akir – Future (feat. Immortal Technique)

New York hip-hop artist Akir has announced, Future, the first single off his forthcoming LP The Plan. The track includes a guest feature from long-time collaborators Immortal Technique.

His name is an acronym for Always Keep It Real and has zero to do with tired rap clichés, or a small-minded view of what rap is and can be. Akir’s trademark raspy flow, his intricate non-stop rhyme patterns and his ear for soulful, dramatic beats (many of them self-produced) aren’t some gangster fantasy and if there is one thing that comes across in Akir’s music—its real life.